Suddenly we felt the _________atmosphere grow tense as neither of the sides would give in.

Mr. Barren doesn’t think that all bad language should be allowed. In his opinion, there are ___________ that should be kept up.

-------He says that my new car is a ____________ of money.  -------Don’t you think those words are just sour grapes? 

His _________ estimated at fifty million dollars.

The stronger the______ for acquiring language skills is, the more quickly a language beginner will learn.